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Beneath the Detroit River is one of the most unusual international crossings in North America: the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.
It does not soar over the river like the Ambassador Bridge. It does not announce itself with towers, cables, or a skyline silhouette. Instead, it disappears beneath one of the busiest borders on the continent — carrying cars, commuters, workers, trade, and daily life between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario.
This episode looks at why the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel had to be built, what made the crossing so difficult, and how engineers solved a problem most drivers never see. From river-bottom construction to ventilation, drainage, traffic flow, and border operations, the tunnel became a working piece of infrastructure that had to survive pressure from above, water from every side, and decades of constant use.
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is not just a way across the river. It is a hidden machine beneath it.
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